(US GOVERNMENT) Agency of the Department of Homeland Security tasked with the enforcement of US border protection and with the investigation of violations.
Created in 2003 from the former US Customs Service (Homeland Security Act); accounts for approximately one-fifth of the DHS's total budget. Budget is greater than the entire defense budget of Colombia, Taiwan, or Iran. It employs 52,000 people, including 17,000 border patrol agents, 1000 air and marine agents, and 22,000 port inspectors.
Created in 2003 from the former US Customs Service (Homeland Security Act); accounts for approximately one-fifth of the DHS's total budget. Budget is greater than the entire defense budget of Colombia, Taiwan, or Iran. It employs 52,000 people, including 17,000 border patrol agents, 1000 air and marine agents, and 22,000 port inspectors.
The Villarreal investigation is among scores of corruption cases in recent years...
...Department of Homeland Security officials have reconstituted an internal affairs unit at Customs and Border Protection, one of the largest federal law enforcement agencies, overseeing both border agents and customs officers.
When the Homeland Security Department was created in 2003, the internal affairs unit was dissolved and its functions spread among other agencies...
(NY Times, "Border Agents, Lured by the Other Side"--27 May 2008)
...Department of Homeland Security officials have reconstituted an internal affairs unit at Customs and Border Protection, one of the largest federal law enforcement agencies, overseeing both border agents and customs officers.
When the Homeland Security Department was created in 2003, the internal affairs unit was dissolved and its functions spread among other agencies...
(NY Times, "Border Agents, Lured by the Other Side"--27 May 2008)
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A Snapchat custom(or private story) is a story where only select people will see it. You share your whole life with your viewers like when you shower and go to sleep. It’s like being a YouTube vlogger except only your close friends will see it and it lasts for 24 hours. If your custom isn’t entertaining, you might as well not have one. Many people post funny or embarrassing moments on their custom that they wouldn’t normally post on their main story.
Things that people may post on their custom include:
-“Pre” and “post” *activity*
-Gn/Gm
-hauls
-routines
-storytimes
-etc.
Customs are usually done by girls, and have girl viewers, so if you are a boy, you might be lucky enough to be on a girl’s custom. People usually name their customs things like “_____’s Life”, “Keeping up with ______”, etc.
Eliana: “Omg!! Carly’s custom was so funny!!”
Samantha: “Ya! That was so funny, how did she do that? I’M DEAD”
Things that people may post on their custom include:
-“Pre” and “post” *activity*
-Gn/Gm
-hauls
-routines
-storytimes
-etc.
Customs are usually done by girls, and have girl viewers, so if you are a boy, you might be lucky enough to be on a girl’s custom. People usually name their customs things like “_____’s Life”, “Keeping up with ______”, etc.
Eliana: “Omg!! Carly’s custom was so funny!!”
Samantha: “Ya! That was so funny, how did she do that? I’M DEAD”
Eliana: “Did you see what Carly posted on her snapchat custom(private story) yesterday?”
Samantha: “Omg! Ya! That was so funny, how did she do that? I’M DEAD”
Samantha: “Omg! Ya! That was so funny, how did she do that? I’M DEAD”
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The customizability of our software is the number one reason why people buy our product. You can find a buncha hackers, crackas, and angry chinamen breaking into your network.
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by tomzone June 28, 2010
Get the customonster mug.A dumbfuck customer who asks stupid questions and wants to prank the waiter at a restaurant. They then wonder why the waiter looks at them as if they were fucked in the head.... The moral of the story... THE WAITER'S JOB IS TO BE RESPECTED!
Customer Tool 1: "Can you please see if you have diabeteic dessert?" (giggling to other douche bag tools at their table)
Customer Tool 2: Do you have a camera you can lend us?
Customer 3: Do you have a kid's playroom? (At a fine dining restaurant where the restaurant is not there for a child's entertainment- a park is across the road)
Waiter: I have to respect your jobs, so respect mine- BIATCH! Do I look like fuckin' Kodak?
Customer Tool 2: Do you have a camera you can lend us?
Customer 3: Do you have a kid's playroom? (At a fine dining restaurant where the restaurant is not there for a child's entertainment- a park is across the road)
Waiter: I have to respect your jobs, so respect mine- BIATCH! Do I look like fuckin' Kodak?
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